Post-Tension Courts

Create a Slice of Paradise for You and Your Family!

Why post - tension? Conventional concrete has the tendency to settle, crack or heave. Those conditions most often end up occurring with the weather changes or drought and wet cycles. The results are an unsafe court surface and tripping hazards. No one wants a court with a tripping hazard. Post Tension prevents settling and tripping hazards from happening and greatly extends the life cycle of your court.

We compact and prepare the subgrade ready to receive a rock drainage layer under the new court surface then forms are set for a 5” slab with a 1’x1’ thickened edge. We place a vapor barrier on the rock drainage layer then place the post-tension tendons on a grid throughout the court. These tendons are sandwiched with rebar on the outer thickened edge of the court footprint. After placement of concrete the next day we stress these cables to approximately 9,000LBS. After the concrete has surpassed 2,200psi approximately 7 days later we then perform a final stressing of the cables to 33,000LBS. This makes the posttension court slab as one and, if and when any of conventional concrete issues (Settle, Crack or Heave) attempt to occur the posttension reinforcement prevents that from happening.

WITH POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE, YOU CAN:

• Span unstable soil
• Increase resistance to settling and heaving
• Eliminate cold joints around net and fence posts
• Enjoy better uniformity of play
• Provide a consistent slope for drainage
• Create a stable, aesthetic concrete edge
• Eliminate potential liability due to structural cracking
• Build on top of existing courts saving demolition costs
  

Strong from start to finish